my life in hk

Mid Autumn festival in HK

The mid autumn festival is an annual event for Chinese people. It celebrates the day of the year when the moon is the biggest, the brightest and the roundest. People will eat special cakes known as “Moon cakes” and believe me, you are lucky to live far...

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Jade market

I haven’t been writing more articles in the past month, I could give you at least two good reasons for that: I spent the last two weeks at work and more annoying, I completely screwed up my back in the same time... The last part is not good news as I...

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First Typhoon 8 for me

I was waiting for a typhoon and especially a 8 one since I first came in Hong Kong and today is finally THE DAY! You wonder why ? Let me explain you... Hong Kong is known for its typhoons from May to November, aven the word typhoon is said to come from...

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Ocean Park - Part 2

While you are visiting Ocean Park, we decided to go to the Giant Panda Habitat as I never saw in my life pandas. It could seem crazy but as far as I can remember, I was never in front of one of them in real life! It is a highly endangered animal as there...

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Ocean Park - Part 1

Ocean Park is a marine theme park in Hong Kong and a major attraction for Chinese people and tourists - a bit like the “Parc Asterix” you know in France! There are the usual roller coasters and some animals’ exhibits as well. The park is divided into...

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The last Harry Potter

Following the last Harry Potter movie, an exhibition has been set up in Time Square in Causeway Bay. Outside a life size version of the Hogwarts Express is awaiting for the signal to depart. They didn’t just put the train, the all platform 9 ¾ was present....

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My personal trainer

Whenever you are working out on your own, you sometimes feel like it is difficult to know which exercises to focus on, to stay motivated after the first month or worst, you don’t see any improvements in your physical conditions… For all of those reasons,...

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Dragon Boat 2011

For the Tuen Ng festival at the beginning of June, Dragon boat races are held the whole day. This event is the commemoration of a national hero: Chu Yuan who drowned himself into the river to protest against the corrupted emperor. The people went on their...

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Fat Boat Trip

Instead of doing again one of our small junks, we decided to be part of a huge one. When you could be up to 35 people on the previous one, this one is a Chinese wooden boat… the one I was looking for on our first junk! It was just a huge huge boat waiting...

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